Packers' Sam Shields (37) is all smiles after making an interception last Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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The Green Bay Packers cornerback doesn't possess the same philosophical insights as teammate Tramon Williams or the diplomatic resolve of a Charles Woodson. But inside a meeting room, he's as respected as anyone on the roster.

Taking a quick scan of the 24-year-old, you wouldn't know he usually tests higher than anyone in cornerback coach Joe Whitt's classroom or that he took rookies and first-year players like Micah Hyde and James Nixon under his wing in camp. ...